| Leagues | T1 League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021[1] |
| Folded | 2023 |
| History | Taichung Wagor Suns 2021–2022 Taichung Suns 2022–2023 |
| Arena | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium |
| Capacity | 6,243 |
| Location | Taichung City, Taiwan |
| Colors | Red, golden, white, black |
| President | Sun Tzu-Chuan[2] |
| Gm | Wang Wei-Chieh |
| Championships | 0 |
| Website | www.taichungsuns.tw |
The Taichung Suns (Chinese: 臺中太陽) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They competed in the T1 League and played their home games at the National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium. The Suns became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.
Franchise history
On June 19, 2021, the Taichung Suns was established formally.[3] On November 25, the Taichung Suns changed the name to the Taichung Wagor Suns.[4]
In October 2022, the Taichung Wagor Suns changed the name to the Taichung Suns.
On September 15, 2023, the T1 League announced that the 2023–24 season participation rights of the Taichung Suns was cancelled due to financial qualification.[5] On October 16, the Taichung Suns announced to fold officially.[6]
Facilities
Home arenas
| Arena | Location | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium[3] | Taichung City | 2021–2023 |
Last roster
Personnel
General managers
| Name | Tenure |
| Wang Wei-Chieh[3] | 2021–2023 |
Head coaches
| Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | ||
| Iurgi Caminos[7] | 2021–2022 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Alberto Garcia[8] | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Gavina[9] | 2022–2023 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Anthony Tucker[10] | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | style="" "width:5%;" | 71 | style="" "width:5%;" | 32 | style="" "width:6%;" | 39 | style="" "width:6%;" | | style="" "width:6%;" | 60 | style="" "width:6%;" | 28 | style="" "width:5%;" | 32 | style="" "width:6%;" | | style="" "width:6%;" | 11 | style="" "width:6%;" | 4 | style="" "width:5%;" | 7 | style="" "width:5%;" | | |
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | Coach | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| 2021–22 | T1 | Iurgi Caminos | 20 | 10 | 2nd | 2 | 4 | Won Semifinals vs DEA, 2–1 Lost Finals to Aquas, 0–3 | ||
| 2022–23 | T1 | Alberto Garcia | 8 | 22 | 5th | 2 | 3 | Won Play-in vs HeroBears, 2–1 Lost Semifinals to DEA, 0–3 | ||
| Chris Gavina | ||||||||||
| Totals | 28 | 32 | – | 4 | 7 | 2 Playoff appearances | ||||
Notable players
- Local players
- Chen Ching-Huan (陳靖寰) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Peng Chun-Yen (彭俊諺) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Su Yi-Chin (蘇奕晉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Sun Szu-Yao (孫思堯) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Type-III players
- Jordan Heading – Philippines national team player
- Import players
- Keith Benson – NBA player
- Tony Bishop – Panama national team player
- Alonzo Gee – NBA player, United States national team player
- Aaron Geramipoor – Iran national team player
- Arnett Moultrie – NBA player
- Sani Sakakini – Palestine national team player
- Diamond Stone – NBA player
- Julian Wright – NBA player
References
- ^ "關於太陽". Taichung Suns. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "T1職籃聯盟會長錢薇娟拜會 盧市長：樂見台灣籃球蓬勃發展". Taichung City Government. September 17, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "台中太陽宣告成軍 延攬汪蔚傑當總經理". China Times. June 19, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "葳格國際學校冠名 台中太陽新賽季期許耀眼升空". Central News Agency. November 26, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "震撼單！T1職籃新賽季少1隊 台中太陽參賽資格遭取消". ETtoday. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "T1職籃創始隊台中太陽宣布解散 做出艱難決定原因曝". ETtoday. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "台中太陽總教練出爐！西班牙籍教頭掌兵符". United Daily News. September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "太陽低調「升級」 汪總曝補強進度". United Daily News. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "台中太陽找菲律賓教練執教 洋將補進得分王仕東". Liberty Times Net. October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "塔克老師回來了！接任台中太陽總教練". ETtoday. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
External links
- Taichung Suns on YouTube